Archives for June, 2007
Final ‘The Simpsons’ trailer released
The final trailer for The Simpsons movie has hit the net and can be viewed exclusively at Yahoo!
The trailer is available in standard definition along with 480p, 720p, and 1080p high definition.
I can’t wait for this one to hit theaters. The trailers have been hilarious so far and the animation has been amazing!
100th post: A huge thanks to everyone!
Wow, 100 posts. When I started The Animation Blog I had no idea it would reach 100 posts this quickly. Not bad for about 3.5 months and only one person running things here.
I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I greatly appreciate each and every one of you who read the site. It started off slow, as with any site, and gradually grew. The site is still a long way from reaching its goal. I want The Animation Blog to be one of the best animation blogs on the net! With you help, this goal will be reached!
Once again, thank you!
Sincerely,
Hector
The Animation Blog Founder
New Speed Racer debuting on Nicktoons
Lionsgate has announced an updated version of SPEED RACER that will debut on Nicktoons around the same time the live-action SPEED RACER movie hits theaters.
The new series will follow a young Speed Racer as he joins a racing academy where he discovers that he is the son of the legendary Speed Racer from the original TV series as well as learning he has a brother — the new Racer X — which he never knew existed. Speed Racer and Racer X eventually team up and race their Mach 6 (a supped up version of the original Mach 5) to find out what really happened to their father. The original series’ Spritle, the original Speed Racer’s younger brother, is now the headmaster of the school and Chim-Chim is a robot chimpanzee.
Source: AWN
New Spider-Man series named
The new Spider-Man series coming to the Kids’ WB! is now officially titled THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN.
Slated to premiere on Kids’ WB! in early 2008, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN picks up the world-renowned web-slinger’s mythology at the beginning of his hero’s journey as a not-so-typical 16-year-old with new-found powers engaging the multi-leveled pressures of teenage life while combating bigger supervillains in the real world.
Source: AWN
Aardman Animation working on 4 movies
The company behind Wallace & Gromit, Aardman Animation, is currently working on four projects.
First is the directorial return of Aardman co-founder Peter Lord (Chicken Run), who will be make an animated feature based on Gideon Defoe’s The Pirates! series of books.
Second, Steve Box, who co-directed Curse of the Were-Rabbit, will direct The Cat Burglars, a mix of Wallace and Gromit and Ocean’s Eleven.
Third, Nick Park, who created the Wallace and Gromit characters, is working on a new secret feature that many speculate being a new Wallace and Gromit movie.
Finally, Peter Baynham is scripting Operation Rudolph, which portrays Santa and the North Pole as being like a high-tech military force.
Source: Cinematical
Pixar’s WALL-E trailer
The first teaser trailer for Pixar’s next movie, WALL-E, is now up on the Apple Trailers website.
What are you waiting? Go! GO! GO!
Bozo the Clown headed to DVD
Bozo the Clown is headed to DVD with the BOZO THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS CLOWN collection arriving in store on June 26.
The four disc set will include 30 live-action episodes, with each episode including a five minute cartoon. Special features include an interview with Larry “Bozo the Clown” Harmon. The episodes have been restored and digitally remastered.
Source: AWN
Nick and Sony announce new partnership
Nickelodeon and Sony announced a global partnership today for co-developing and co-financing a range of television and music projects over a four-year period.
The deal involves developing and producing original movies and television series to be aired on Nickelodeon and multiple record releases.
“Music is in our company’s genetic code, and it’s so great to have it more deeply infused into Nickelodeon through this terrific brand extension and partnership with Sony,” said McGrath. “There’ll be some great new talent and content coming out of this deal, and we’re all excited about the TV and music we’ll create for the fans of Nick around the globe.”
Source: AWN
Don’t be afraid to comment!
Hey guys and gals, just a heads up to let you know that you can comment on any article on the site! Did you enjoy a post? Did you have some more info to add? Then leave a comment!
This site is about the animation community so let’s start acting like one and participate!
I’ll have to manually approve each comment though… Spam being the reason. For any of you who have ever blogged, you’ll know exactly what I mean!
Pixar’s upcoming films
We all know that Ratatouille is Pixar’s latest movie but what about next year and the year after that? We’ve got you covered!
For 2008, Pixar has WALL-E lined up, directed by Andrew Stanton (writer/director of Finding Nemo). The story goes something like this: “The year is 2700. WALL• E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for.”
In 2009 we’ll be treated to Up, about a 70-year old man who befriends a clueless young Wilderness Ranger. He travels the globe, fights beasts and villains and eats dinner at 3:30 in the afternoon. Up will be directed by Pete Docter (Writer/Director: Monsters, Inc., Writer: Toy Story 1 and 2) and co-director Bob Peterson (Writer: Finding Nemo).
And last but certainly not least, Toy Story 3 will finally make its debut… in 2010. It will be directed by Lee Unkrich (co-driector of Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo). They’re keeping the plot to this one secret for now, but whatever it is, I’m sure we’ll all love it.
To infinity and beyond!
Source: slashfilm
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